The Florida governor and his team are downplaying what he said about Republicans. But the “deplorables” controversy from 2016 shows why they shouldn’t.
But Team DeSantis should have learned a lesson from Team Clinton. His super PAC is called Never Back Down, for goodness’ sake, and this is a case where he probably shouldn’t have.Hillary Clinton Was Politically Incorrect, but She Wasn’t Wrong About Trump’s SupportersWe know, for instance, some nearly 60 percent of Trump’s supporters hold “unfavorable views” of Islam, and 76 percent support a ban on Muslims entering the United States.
One way of reporting on Clinton’s statement is to weigh its political cost, ask what it means for her campaign, or attempt to predict how it might affect her performance among certain groups. This path is in line with the current imperatives of political reporting and, at least for the moment, seems to be the direction of coverage.
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